This cute girl is two months old now – well, about a week ago, but she got her 2 month shots today, so it’s official. Considering she was fighting for her life in the PICU a little over a month ago, I’m pretty excited about this. It’s funny how much the little achievements matter now, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Motherhood
Josie says…
This milk is so cold! And soooo juicy! I kissed Olive’s big owie. It looks like a rainbow! Josie’s the boss! (when asked if who’s the boss, Mommy or Daddy) Peanut butter! And eggs. (when asked what she wants for dinner) (clasping her hands in front of her) This is what Snow White does. And … Continue reading
Love You Like a Sister
Before Olive went into the hospital, Josephine was really struggling with getting used to being a big sister. You could tell that she loved “Baby Olive,” but she was also obviously jealous and had a hard time expressing herself (because, you know, she’s two). I spent the first month of Olive’s life blocking toys that … Continue reading
Why It Happened: The Truth About Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding
Go here for Olive’s story: Part 1 and Part 2 This may be the hardest part of Olive’s story that I will write. The part where I admit that what happened to her was nearly 100% preventable. And yet it happened. It happened because she didn’t receive her dose of Vitamin K when she was born. … Continue reading
The Story of a Miracle – Getting Out of the Woods
Read part one of Olive’s story here… On Saturday morning, I woke up to the call that Olive had successfully made it out of surgery and was stable in the PICU. After my parents found out what was going on, my mom had gotten on a flight as soon as possible, so she was already … Continue reading
The Story of a Miracle – The First 24 Hours
It all started on Valentine’s Day. Olive had struggled to eat the night before, so she and I had been up all night. When she seemed absolutely exhausted the next day, I chalked it up to the previous night’s sleeplessness and didn’t think much of it. Josie, Olive and I went on an outing to … Continue reading
Drama, Drama
Today, while I was feeding Olive, Josie snuck into the bathroom and swallowed one of Eric’s pills that hadn’t been put away. Luckily, she walked out and told me right away what she’d done. And luckily, it was just one pill and after a call to Poison Control, we determined that it should travel right … Continue reading
Hell on Wheels, or Traveling with a Toddler
Let me begin by saying…I love my daughter. She’s happy, spunky and fun, and she keeps me on my toes. She’s extremely busy, but I like it that way. Except when we’re on a plane. It’s not as fun on a plane. For those of you that haven’t experienced it, here’s the problem with toddlers and traveling. … Continue reading
Wait, Josie’s 15 months old? You’re kidding me…
Miss Jo, I was looking at you today and wondering to myself where all the time has gone. When people used to tell me that everything would go by quickly, I honestly didn’t believe them. In our early days of sleepless nights and constant feeding, I felt like time was crawling. But things did fly by. … Continue reading
He’s Got a Point
Me: Don’t mess with me, I’m on my period. Eric: Ok, for the last two weeks or something it’s been “Don’t mess with me, I’m PMSing,” now it’s, “Don’t mess with me, I’m on my period.” Why don’t you just say, “Don’t mess with me, I’m a woman?” Me: … I guess he’s got … Continue reading